ILO estimate of youth unemployment in Germany
The ILO estimates youth unemployment in Germany at 6.9% in 2025.
Germany, 2025
6.9%
Change from 2024
+0.3percentage points
World, 2025
12.4%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
14.2%
Position in 2025
140th of 181
ILO estimate of youth unemployment in Germany over time
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% of the labour force aged 15 to 24. Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates). Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Germany | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6.9% | 12.4% |
| 2024 | 6.6% | 12.3% |
| 2023 | 6.0% | 12.3% |
| 2022 | 6.0% | 12.9% |
| 2021 | 6.7% | 14.1% |
| 2020 | 7.9% | 15.4% |
| 2019 | 5.9% | 13.6% |
| 2018 | 6.2% | 14.0% |
| 2017 | 6.8% | 14.3% |
| 2016 | 7.1% | 14.3% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.3 percentage points from 6.6% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 7.3%, the figure has changed by −0.5 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Germany has the 140th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 12.4%.
More for Germany
All statistics for Germany
Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24
7.1%
2025 · Eurostat
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
7.5%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Unemployment rate, ages 15 to 74
3.8%
2025 · Eurostat
Long-term unemployment rate
1.1%
2025 · Eurostat
Employment rate, ages 20 to 64
81.1%
2025 · Eurostat
Employment rate of women, ages 20 to 64
77.7%
2025 · Eurostat